‘I know it’s not hip to say it, but I just love acting ... I hope that there will be more encouragement for alternative movies’ — List of Nicolas Cage Oscar nominations, wins
Posted: January 2026
List of Oscar nominations and wins for Nicolas Cage. Nicolas Cage has been nominated for 2 Academy Awards and won 1. Year indicates year/period for which films were eligible for awards consideration, not year of ceremony. Sources: Oscars.org, Internet Movie Database, Wikipedia
2002: Adaptation. (Best Actor) — lost to Adrien Brody (The Pianist). Other nominees: Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York), Michael Caine (The Quiet American), Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt)
WON: 1995: Leaving Las Vegas (Best Actor) — Other nominees: Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking), Richard Dreyfuss (Mr. Holland’s Opus), Anthony Hopkins (Nixon), Massimo Troisi (The Postman) (Posthumously)
Nicolas Cage, who attended Beverly Hills High School, has appeared in “Moonstruck,” “Con Air,” “World Trade Center,” “Peggy Sue Got Married,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Pig,” “Face/Off,” “Valley Girl” and “The Surfer.” His parents are Joy Vogelsang and August Coppola, who is the brother of Francis Ford Coppola and Talia Shire. An auction of Nicolas Cage’s comic book collection in 2002 brought a record $5.2 million.